Common use of PPV/SOFV Operating Procedures Clause in Contracts

PPV/SOFV Operating Procedures. 1. While using the vehicle off-duty, officers will monitor the police radio on the frequency for the district in which the vehicle is being operated. Officers need not advise the dispatcher when going in or out of service; however, the officer will advise the dispatcher when responding to a call. 2. Off-duty officers will use their identification number preceded by the letters “OD” when transmitting radio messages. 3. Off-duty officers, while operating PPVs or SOFVs, are required to respond to incidents or calls for service which come to their attention through any of the following means: (1) on view; (2) citizens; (3) radio monitored activity of a serious nature occurring within reasonable proximity to their location. 4. The operating officer is responsible for the safety of all vehicle passengers. 5. All officers will use seat belts when operating or riding in County motor vehicles, except when an officer’s duties necessitate frequent exiting from the vehicle (i.e., checking stores within the same shopping complex). Officers will ensure that all passengers in the cruiser have buckled their seat belts prior to the vehicle being moved and continue to use the seat belt at all times while they are passengers in the moving vehicle. Only those safety seats approved by the Department of Transportation will be used to restrain infants and toddlers. Safety seats will be used consistent with State law and will be removed from the passenger from the passenger compartment when not in use. 6. Minor incidents, to include disabled vehicles, stranded motorists, and citizens in need of assistance, encountered while operating a PPV/SOFV off-duty, will be handled and cleared by the off-duty officer. In situations which dictate the writing of a report by the off-duty officer, the report will be completed as soon as possible. Completed off-duty initiated reports may be placed in any district station report tray which is convenient to the officer. All off-duty reports will bear the initials “OD” in front of the officer’s ID number in the appropriate space. 7. Animals will not be transported in the PPV/SOFV except in unusual circumstances. 8. Traffic collisions encountered by officers off-duty in a PPV/SOFV will be handled in accordance with departmental policy, except for the following types of collisions: fatal accidents, serious personal injury collisions when the victim is transported; hit and run collisions when evidence or witnesses exist; and collisions involving government-owned vehicles. These collisions will be handled by on-duty units. The procedure for submitting the collision report is the same as that for the event in § H.6. Additionally, the officer generating the report will be responsible for completing the log-mile references. 9. Officers using a citizen’s band radio while on-duty or while acting in an official capacity will use the department’s FCC call sign - KBTW 9046 - identifying themselves as the Xxxxxxxxxx County Police and including their off-duty ID number (e.g., KBTW 9046, Xxxxxxxxxx County Police Unit, O.D.302). Officers will monitor Channel 9 and respond to emergency calls for assistance occurring in their assigned patrol area. Channel 9 will be used solely for emergency communications or for communications necessary to render assistance to a motorist. All radio transmissions will be made in a professional manner and in accordance with Section 95 of the FCC rules and regulations. The officer’s primary responsibility is to the police communications system and attention to or operation of CB equipment or mobile telephones must not interfere with this primary responsibility.

PPV/SOFV Operating Procedures. 1. While using the vehicle off-duty, officers will monitor the police radio on the frequency for the district in which the vehicle is being operated. Officers need not advise the dispatcher when going in or out of service; however, the officer will advise the dispatcher when responding to a call. 2. Off-duty officers will use their identification number preceded by the letters “OD” when transmitting radio messages. 3. Off-duty officers, while operating PPVs or SOFVs, are required to respond to incidents or calls for service which come to their attention through any of the following means: (1) on view; (2) citizens; (3) radio monitored activity of a serious nature occurring within reasonable proximity to their location. 4. The operating officer is responsible for the safety of all vehicle passengers. 5. All officers will use seat belts when operating or riding in County motor vehicles, except when an officer’s duties necessitate frequent exiting from the vehicle (i.e., checking stores within the same shopping complex). Officers will ensure that all passengers in the cruiser have buckled their seat belts prior to the vehicle being moved and continue to use the seat belt at all times while they are passengers in the moving vehicle. Only those safety seats approved by the Department of Transportation will be used to restrain infants and toddlers. Safety seats will be used consistent with State law and will be removed from the passenger from the passenger compartment when not in use. 6. Minor incidents, to include disabled vehicles, stranded motorists, and citizens in need of assistance, encountered while operating a PPV/SOFV off-duty, will be handled and cleared by the off-duty officer. In situations which dictate the writing of a report by the off-duty officer, the report will be completed as soon as possible. Completed off-duty initiated reports may be placed in any district station report tray which is convenient to the officer. All off-duty reports will bear the initials “OD” in front of the officer’s ID number in the appropriate space. 7. Animals will not be transported in the PPV/SOFV except in unusual circumstances. 8. Traffic collisions encountered by officers off-duty in a PPV/SOFV will be handled in accordance with departmental policy, except for the following types of collisions: fatal accidents, serious personal injury collisions when the victim is transported; hit and run collisions when evidence or witnesses exist; and collisions involving government-owned vehicles. These collisions will be handled by on-duty units. The procedure for submitting the collision report is the same as that for the event in § H.6. Additionally, the officer generating the report will be responsible for completing the log-mile references. 9. Officers using a citizen’s band radio while on-duty or while acting in an official capacity will use the department’s FCC call sign - KBTW 9046 - identifying themselves as the Xxxxxxxxxx Montgomery County Police and including their off-duty ID number (e.g., KBTW 9046, Xxxxxxxxxx Montgomery County Police Unit, O.D.302). Officers will monitor Channel 9 and respond to emergency calls for assistance occurring in their assigned patrol area. Channel 9 will be used solely for emergency communications or for communications necessary to render assistance to a motorist. All radio transmissions will be made in a professional manner and in accordance with Section 95 of the FCC rules and regulations. The officer’s primary responsibility is to the police communications system and attention to or operation of CB equipment or mobile telephones must not interfere with this primary responsibility.